Hair curler



: April 25, 1950 H. E. WATKINS 2,505,315

HAIR CURLER Filed June 17, 1948 INVEN TOR.

HENRY E. WATKINS ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 25, 1-950 2,5053

ugbo'ifhalirifillnefs. anannmar'ifidention '48-'01 the' 'tubular-body 20. tli' stirrup-like holding element 'fa; strip 'eirtending outside ay 20 substantially parallel to the aid 'tdbuIar bOdy 29 ata Y .Tttiiszfinventiomrrelate -n -l. obje'ct f i the' present invention is to 1 ide aihair.curlerlwitmmeans:prevenn Gdesired izunwindi'n'g iof Y asportion' 16f a hair from the hair curler. I 1 A turtheri'object of thef present'inifntionis to I I er "w all' i'liereof, when the 'iprovidei a chair curler whi'ch 'may= be -r'eadiiy holdi'n'g e emental; i's engaged with the tubular .emanipuiated. -body 2fl. -The end ffiior tion 50 of the'arm 42*is 'i'A notheri bbject ofwtli'et present' i nvnti I v ="b'ent towaiifds the tubular bbdy lll and isinenizimproveon hair curl'rs-aszno'wiorditiari g'agement wit he latter at a point ina' vertical :With'ithe abovewaridi'bther objects f th n nmane-beyond= th'e"vertiea1 anefcori'tainingthe f'tion: in:-view,'- the invntion' o'onsist n the i vel end of the clamp 28 as viewed m-Figs. 1 and 2. construction,:arran'gement 'and oo binatio "f -'i Irfithe embddimeritshown in th-drawinga the vanious 'relements andiparts as set ertht -in he irrup-1ike he1ding element 38is i nade --ofan r claims hereof; an embodiment of' the ame ei material. A blai ik-38b-a's shown ==1described inn the specification and being -=illus'- ::-trated in the z accompanying idrawi ngs -i forming Npart'of th-is' speeifieationi whereinz element 38 is i otatablyeifgaged' 'with thebore w :Figwl 'isra side'fielevati'onal view ofia hair ourier v ac'cording to' the inv'enti'en, 5120 o'f he tubul'alr' bo'dy 20a Tnearm '45 is prevented Fig.='2 is:*a =1bngitudinal sectienalview of tlie from axial di'splacemnt relative to thetubular r-Fign a-is a 'gh-tihand' end -'v iew =iof" the hair 46'with the annular indention-48'of thetubular rcurler shown i'g. 1, I rodent. The in'termediat orti'o'n 52' of the -Fige 4- -is a- Ieft hand end =view oftl'1'e haireurlr stirrup-holding element ss 'cehnectingfthe-arm :ishownin- F='i"g.. .1, 40 with the arm 42 is bent and shapedin "such -Fig. 5 iean" elevational view of 'a "blank tol be a way thatfiduring a rotation 'of tl-ie stirrup-like u d;foret l nuf etur i fi aih rdm (dement d: holding*elerrient 38 re1atiifeto the tubular body the haircurlershowmin l lig. 1, it clears the -en"ds'24 ahd-2'6 of "the ciampmg Fig. 1a perspective view 'of the'heIding ele-' 3 Win48, which e'xtend into the interior of the .lm'ent-iof-ithei flair ciiplerashdWflzinFig:1 5min -tubular= body= 20 'to a certain extent.

Fig. 7 is a right-hand end el'evational vi'ewwif 'As wili be readily understood, -the split resilient theznair"curler-illustrating sanie in use. cylindrical nody "havineas1i h 1y l -i- Referring now to the drawings, 20 indicates ametn-thamth bore of the tubula'r body 20 "is a tubular body df a hair-curler. "The wall of said --i-1;1 -fr-ietionalengagement "with the inner wall of tubular body 20 is provided with "a series of saidtubular body- '20"whereby the holding eleperforations. "ment 3fl-and the tubu-lar body 20 are heldauto- The ends 24, 2B of a, clamping wire 28 are maticallyimam-adjustedposition relativeto 68.011 pivotica11y"erfga'ged with"'bores"3fl"aiid' 32 respecother. Furthermore, the abuttingengagement"of ethe end portion ii O- oftheresilient arm 42' with the tubularfi'body zfl contributes to the-*hol'din'g' of ima'te-ti-al-iand is bent-in-siieh a m'anner- -a fe stirrup-like holdirig element 3a andthe'tubuportions 34, 36, that it is tightly held in its 'lar body 20 in an adjustedposition"'relatiiie to clamping position shownin full lines'in the draweach other. ings wherein it is in engagement with the tubular The hair curler shown in the drawings may be body 20. used in the following manner:

A stirrup-like holding element generally indi- At first, the clamp is opened by swinging the cated by 38 has arms 40 and 42 opposite to each clamping element 28 into the dash and dot line other. Said stirrup-like holding element 38 is position 28' shown in Fig. 1. Thereafter, the end made of a resilient material. of a strand of hair is clamped between said The arm 40 of said stirrup-like holding element clamping element 28 and the tubular body 20 by 38 is in the shape of a cylindrical body split at moving the clamping element 28 from its open 44 (see Figs. 4 and 6). Furthermore, the split reposition 28' into its clamping position 28 wherein silient cylindrical body 40 is provided with an it is held by the cooperation of the portions 34, annular groove 46 arranged for engagement with 36 with the outer surface of the tubular body 20.

Now the stirrup-like holding element 38 is gripped by fingers of one hand and the tubular body 20 is rotated by fingers of the other hand relative to said stirrup-like holding element 38. During such a rotation of the tubular body 26, which may be readily carried out as the end portion 50 as well as the connecting portion 52 clear the ends of the clamping element 28, the strand of hair 54 is wound on the tubular body 20 as shown inFig. 7.

Assume now, that at the end of the winding operation the various elements of the hair curler are in the position shown in Fig. 7 and that the stirrup-like holding element 38 occupies the position holding element is held in its adjusted position (shown in dash-anddot lines in Fig. 7) relative I to the tubular body 28 of the hair curler by the action of the split resilient cylindrical body 40 on the inner wall of the tubular body 26. There- .fore, as the tubular body 20 is prevented from rotation relative to the stirrup-like holding element 38, an undesired unwinding of hair from the hair curler is eliminated.

As will be readily understood from above, the hair can be wound as tightly as desired and the wave impressed in the hair by the hair curler will start at the origin of the strand of hair.

I have described a preferred embodiment of my .invention, but it is understood that this disclosure is for the purpose of illustration and that various ommissions or changes in shape, proportion and arrangement of parts, as well as the substitution of equivalent elements for those, herein shown and described, may be made without departing from .the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is: 1. A hair curler comprising in combination: a tubular body adapted to have a strand of hair wound thereon, clamping means arranged on said tubular body for clamping the end of a strand of.

hair on the latter, and a stirrup-like holding ele- 'ment having arms opposite each other, one of said arms being in the shape of a cylindrical body inserted into the bore of said tubular body and rotatabl engaged therewith, the other arm of said stirrup-like holding element extending outside said tubular body and being adapted to be brought into engagement with the scalp of a user, and said cylindrical body of the stirrup-like holding element being made of resilient material and being split whereby it holds said stirrup-like holding element and said tubular body in an adjusted position relative to each other.

2. A hair curler comprising in combination: a tubular body adapted to have a strand of hair wound thereon, clamping mean arranged on said tubular body for clamping the end of a strand of hair on the latter, anda stirrup-like holding element having arms opposite each other, one of said arms being in the shape of a cylindrical body in serted into the bore of said tubular body and rotatably engaged therewith, the other arm of jsaid stirrup-like holding element being in the shape of a strip extending outside said tubular body along a substantial length thereof and being adapted to be brought into engagement with the scalp of a user, and said cylindrical body of the stirrup-like holding element being made of resilient materialand being split whereby it holds said stirrup-like holding element and said tubular body in an adjusted position relative to each other.

- 3. In a hair curler as claimed in claim 2, both arms of said stirrup-like holding element being made of resilient material, the main portion of said other arm of the stirrup-like holding element being spaced from said tubular body, and the end portion of said other arm abutting said tubular body.

4. A hair curler comprising in combination: a tubular body adapted to have a strand of hair wound thereon, a clamping element swingably mounted at one end of said tubular body for clamping the end of a strand of hair on said tubular body when broughtinto engaging position with the latter, holding means associated with said clamping means for holding same in said engaging position, and a stirrup-like holding element of resilient material having arms opposite each other, one of said arms bein in the shape of a split cylindrical body inserted into the bore of said tubular body and rotatably engaged therewith, the other arm of said stirruplike holding element being in the shape of a strip extending outside said tubular body and being adapted to be brought into engagement with the scalp of a user, the main portion of said other arm of the stirrup-like holding element being spaced from said tubular body, the end portion of said other arm abuting said tubular body at a point beyond the end of said clamping element, and said split resilient cylindrical body holding by frictional engagement with the inner wall of the tubular body said tubular body and said stirruplike holding element in an adjusted position relative to each other.

HENRY EDWARD WATKINS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,626,254 Sexton Apr. 26, 1927 2,232,776 Dunner Feb. 25, 1941 

